Portugal media react to Bruno Fernandes performance vs USA

Manchester United are heading into a crucial period in their season but uncertainty in still hanging over the dugout.

United are playing for Champions League football next season.

It is currently the international break and fans have been watching as their players represent their countries.

Consistency has been hard to come by this season, but some individuals are refusing to let standards drop.

When it comes to influence, there is one name that continues to separate himself from the rest.

Portugal’s 2-0 win over the United States in Atlanta, their 700th match in history, once again placed Bruno Fernandes at the centre of everything, with Francisco Trincao and Joao Felix getting on the scoresheet.

Bruno Fernandes was once again the creative machine he has shown all season, picking up both assists on the night with one of them being a delicate backheel.

Portuguese outlet, A Bola, highlighted his impact, writing, “Bruno Fernandes, playing as a sort of number 10, was the link that most often tried to be effective.”

Fernandes’ audacious backheel proved decisive, and it was no surprise seeing him walk away with the Man of the Match award alongside a 7/10 writing from A Bola.

The praise did not stop there either, with A Bola adding, “Bruno Fernandes plays and makes others play, uniting what is loose and bringing brilliance to the dullness.

“Bruno Fernandes is the adult in the room of this National Team.”

Back at club level, the numbers are just as impressive as the performances, with Bruno Fernandes having already broken David Beckham’s Manchester United Premier League assist record this season.

He is now just four assists shy of matching Thierry Henry’s all-time single-season Premier League record, putting him firmly in the conversation among the league’s greatest creators.

The result also piled more misery on the United States, who have now lost eight straight matches against European opposition.